diff --git a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/common/components/bandboxsearch/BandboxSearch.java b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/common/components/bandboxsearch/BandboxSearch.java
index cccb21203..83aecfcd1 100644
--- a/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/common/components/bandboxsearch/BandboxSearch.java
+++ b/navalplanner-webapp/src/main/java/org/navalplanner/web/common/components/bandboxsearch/BandboxSearch.java
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ public class BandboxSearch extends HtmlMacroComponent {
         setSelectedElement(null);
     }
 
-    private void setSelectedElement(Object obj) {
+    public void setSelectedElement(Object obj) {
         bandbox.setVariable("selectedElement", obj, true);
+        if (obj != null) {
+            bandbox.setValue(finder.objectToString(obj));
+        }
     }
 
     public Object getSelectedElement() {
@@ -226,4 +229,9 @@ public class BandboxSearch extends HtmlMacroComponent {
         return result;
     }
 
+    public void setListboxEventListener(String event,
+            EventListener listener) {
+        listbox.addEventListener(event, listener);
+    }
+
 }